Ojá Coñúrr (Painted Rock) was the native Indian name for the location of the final mission in both Baja and Alta California. Mexico had won its independence from Spain in… Read more »
We’re pleased to announce that we have copies of Baja’s Hidden Gold: Treasure Along the Mission Trail, second edition in stock! Herman Hill, from whose memory these stories come,… Read more »
Work is underway on a $700 million project to complete a new land port of entry, Otay Mesa East. The new border crossing, which will be open only to toll-paying… Read more »
UPDATE January 2016: The Cross Border Xpress airport bridge is now open. You can see get tips and more information by reading our Cross Border Xpress Article. The pedestrian cross-border… Read more »
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The history of El Descanso is told without the usual documentation available for most missions. From the… Read more »
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The Mission Santa Catalina story begins with the actions of Padre Juan Crisóstomo Gómez while serving as Dominican… Read more »
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ By the end of 1791, the first five Dominican California missions were established along El Camino Real,… Read more »
By David Kier www.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The future site for the fifth Dominican Baja California mission was discovered in 1769 and named… Read more »
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The Dominicans were anxious to complete their charge to establish five missions in the void between San Fernando… Read more »
By David Kierwww.vivabaja.comCo-author of ‘The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California, 1697-1834’ The San Vicente mission was founded on August 27, 1780 by Padre Miguel Hidalgo and Padre Joaquin Valero… Read more »